DOLLYWOOD, PIGEON'S FORGE, TENNESSEE

For months now, CF manager Ian Bell has been banging on about the ride being based on the local eagles; has he the right to sit smugly in his office chair now..?

Yes is the answer, as Dollywood announce "Wild Eagle", their new coaster for 2012

- Dive through the clouds and skim the trees on America’s first ever wing coaster at 61 mph.

- Marvel at 3,127 feet of metal meshing with eagle to form the most thrilling mountaintop coaster in the world.  

- Prepare to see Dollywood like never before, as Wild Eagle climbs more than 20 stories skyward!  

- Created exclusively for Dollywood by B&M, the maker of the world’s top steel coasters.